A Proud Mother
On the way to her clinic, Avantika looked at her appointment list. The first listed patient was some Mrs. Nisha Singh. There were four other patients in the list who were suddenly pushed down by this last minute entry. The hospital PRO Mr. Vishwajeet had informed her about the special nature of this patient. Mrs. Nisha was the wife of an influential politician. PROs are trained to flag patients based on their status in the society. An elite would automatically get a first seat in the queue and a visibly ill poor farmer will usually be the last. Avantika worked with patients who look outwardly normal despite being chronically tortured with life. It is not possible to triage them. Not having a child is a hard situation. How can this be less hard for one couple than another? To her each couple was special with their unique problems and solutions. She wondered how presence of one special person makes all others less special. And if everyone is special then why we do we stri...